Security & Privacy News

4149 news in this category

1. Complaint filed against Mozilla Firefox for PPA 'default-tracking' as most users are 'dumb'

   By Karlston, September 25, 2024   

   • mozilla firefox
   • privacy
   • 0 comments
   • 1,407 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • September 25, 2024

2. Microsoft testing Windows 11 support for third-party passkeys

   By Karlston, November 24, 2024   

   • windows 11
   • passkeys
   • 0 comments
   • 1,360 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • November 24, 2024

3. EU Age Verification App to Ban Android Apps Not Licensed by Google

   By Karlston, July 30, 2025   

   • age verification
   • european union
   • (and 1 more)

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     • age verification
     • european union
     • android
   • 2 comments
   • 662 views
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   • Comment by Karlston
   • July 31, 2025

4. Microsoft explains how a key Windows feature can lead to theft of your entire encrypted data

   By Karlston, August 14, 2025
   • 0 comments
   • 474 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • August 14, 2025

5. NATO says iPhones are secure enough to handle classified data

   By Karlston, February 26
   • 0 comments
   • 212 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 26

6. Why the Password Isn't Dead Quite Yet

   By Karlston, July 6, 2021   

   • passwords
   • 1 comment
   • 1,890 views
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   • Comment by x3r0
   • July 7, 2021

7. FBI shares Lockbit ransomware technical details, defense tips

   By Karlston, February 5, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,639 views
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   • Added by Karlston
   • February 5, 2022

8. Akamai stopped new record-breaking DDoS attack in Europe

   By alf9872000, September 20, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,163 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • September 20, 2022

9. Google Home speakers allowed hackers to snoop on conversations

   By alf9872000, December 29, 2022
   • 0 comments
   • 1,009 views
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   • Added by alf9872000
   • December 29, 2022

10. FTC: Americans lost $8.8 billion to fraud in 2022 after 30% surge

    By alf9872000, February 24, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,025 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • February 24, 2023

11. Google Drive gets a desperately needed “spam” folder for shared files

    By Karlston, May 12, 2023   

    • google drive
    • spam
    • 0 comments
    • 993 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • May 12, 2023

12. Microsoft Defender, Kaspersky, McAfee get worse while Avast, AVG shine in Windows web test

    By Karlston, September 20, 2023   

    • av-comparatives
    • 0 comments
    • 1,328 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • September 20, 2023

13. Hacked WordPress sites use visitors' browsers to hack other sites

    By Karlston, March 7, 2024   

    • wordpress
    • 0 comments
    • 1,427 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • March 7, 2024

14. Google will make dark web reports available to all consumer Google Account users for free

    By Karlston, July 10, 2024   

    • google
    • 0 comments
    • 898 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • July 10, 2024

15. How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers

    By Karlston, November 22, 2025   

    • asus
    • 0 comments
    • 396 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • November 22, 2025

16. Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity

    By Karlston, May 27
    • 1 comment
    • 212 views
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    • Comment by Mutton
    • May 28

17. Irish police to be given powers over passwords

    By aum, June 15, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,153 views
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    • Added by aum
    • June 15, 2021

18. Apple's Plan to "Think Different" About Encryption Opens a Backdoor to Your Private Life

    By aum, August 5, 2021
    • 0 comments
    • 1,097 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 5, 2021

19. Microsoft announces enterprise DDoS protection for SMBs

    By alf9872000, October 19, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,000 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • October 19, 2022

20. Crypto platform 3Commas admits hackers stole API keys

    By alf9872000, December 29, 2022
    • 0 comments
    • 1,249 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • December 29, 2022

21. Amazon S3 will now encrypt all new data with AES-256 by default

    By alf9872000, January 6, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,283 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • January 6, 2023

22. Android apps with spyware installed 421 million times from Google Play

    By alf9872000, May 30, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 995 views
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    • Added by alf9872000
    • May 30, 2023

23. FBI issues warning over Phantom Hacker scams — don’t fall for this

    By aum, September 29, 2023
    • 0 comments
    • 1,119 views
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    • Added by aum
    • September 29, 2023

24. Apple Prototypes and Corporate Secrets Are for Sale Online—If You Know Where to Look

    By aum, August 12, 2024
    • 0 comments
    • 1,099 views
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    • Added by aum
    • August 12, 2024

25. Google Workspace is getting a long-awaited security upgrade

    By Karlston, June 15, 2021   

    • google workspace
    • 0 comments
    • 1,501 views
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    • Added by Karlston
    • June 15, 2021